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80-G-343607: V-J Day, August 15, 1945

80-G-343607: V-J Day, August 15, 1945. Men of USS Wileman (DE-22) are jubilant as they hear that Japan has accepted the surrender terms. Gun crew (left to right): GM1 W.H. Templeton; Seaman First Class Volney C. Cosby; Seaman First Class C.R. Sloan; and Seaman First Class C.L. Ebert. Photographed received 19 September 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/22).
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Caption: V-J Day, August 15, 1945. Men of USS Wileman (DE-22) are jubilant as they hear that Japan has accepted the surrender terms. Gun crew (left to right): GM1 W.H. Templeton; Seaman First Class Volney C. Cosby; Seaman First Class C.R. Sloan; and Seaman First Class C.L. Ebert. Photographed received 19 September 1945. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2014/5/22).
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